Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds. (86)
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds. (statistical code 86): exports in August 2026 were JPY 17,391,225,000 (+233.6% year on year), quantity 2,480,622 KG, unit price JPY 7,011 per KG. Main destinations: Taiwan (59.5%), Egypt (9.1%), United States of America (8.7%), Philippines (8.4%), Singapore (5.7%). Figures for August 2026 are revised.
Imports in the same month were JPY 3,878,631,000, a trade surplus of JPY 13,512,594,000. (imports: preliminary; exports: revised)
Import statistics for this code
Monthly statistics
| Month | Status | Export value | Quantity | Unit price | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | revised | JPY 17,391,225,000 | 2,480,622 | JPY 7,011 | +233.6% |
| July 2026 | revised | JPY 12,568,837,000 | 2,684,348 | JPY 4,682 | +190.8% |
| June 2026 | revised | JPY 10,240,597,000 | 2,432,642 | JPY 4,209 | +19.7% |
| May 2026 | revised | JPY 3,180,285,000 | 1,285,419 | JPY 2,474 | -66.1% |
| April 2026 | revised | JPY 4,355,550,000 | 1,403,689 | JPY 3,103 | -52.3% |
| March 2026 | revised | JPY 9,627,814,000 | 2,153,841 | JPY 4,470 | +36.4% |
| February 2026 | revised | JPY 4,942,912,000 | 1,411,312 | JPY 3,502 | -65.6% |
| January 2026 | revised | JPY 4,289,164,000 | 2,181,998 | JPY 1,966 | -30.6% |
| December 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,625,632,000 | 1,963,997 | JPY 2,864 | -30.8% |
| November 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,797,768,000 | 1,970,660 | JPY 3,449 | -19.3% |
| October 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 3,662,609,000 | 1,550,079 | JPY 2,363 | -66.2% |
| September 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 10,642,551,000 | 2,567,804 | JPY 4,145 | +4.7% |
| August 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 5,213,008,000 | 2,037,344 | JPY 2,559 | -37.5% |
| July 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 4,322,364,000 | 1,884,949 | JPY 2,293 | -64.6% |
| June 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 8,555,217,000 | 2,659,646 | JPY 3,217 | -13.0% |
| May 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,394,258,000 | 2,395,906 | JPY 3,921 | +126.5% |
| April 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 9,127,761,000 | 2,181,861 | JPY 4,183 | +113.3% |
| March 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 7,059,701,000 | 2,075,834 | JPY 3,401 | -20.4% |
| February 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 14,350,848,000 | 3,015,798 | JPY 4,759 | +91.6% |
| January 2025 | revised (second) | JPY 6,181,165,000 | 1,774,408 | JPY 3,483 | +23.3% |
| December 2024 | final | JPY 8,130,020,000 | 3,341,051 | JPY 2,433 | -40.2% |
| November 2024 | final | JPY 8,420,846,000 | 2,792,961 | JPY 3,015 | +34.9% |
| October 2024 | final | JPY 10,841,871,000 | 2,896,247 | JPY 3,743 | +25.8% |
| September 2024 | final | JPY 10,165,798,000 | 4,091,838 | JPY 2,484 | +53.4% |
Subcategories
- Rail locomotives powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators
- Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders
- Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks, other than those of heading 86.04
- 8604
- 8605
- Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not self-propelled
- Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling-stock
- 8608
- 8609
Long-term trend (from 1988)
Exports in 1988 were JPY 73,510,427,000; in 2025, JPY 90,932,882,000, about 1.2 times as much.
| Year | Imports | Exports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | JPY 26,051,925,000 | JPY 66,596,384,000 | surplus JPY 40,544,459,000 |
| 2025 | JPY 44,428,479,000 | JPY 90,932,882,000 | surplus JPY 46,504,403,000 |
| 2024 | JPY 45,875,256,000 | JPY 97,724,622,000 | surplus JPY 51,849,366,000 |
| 2023 | JPY 44,461,243,000 | JPY 97,490,864,000 | surplus JPY 53,029,621,000 |
| 2022 | JPY 49,278,269,000 | JPY 101,876,892,000 | surplus JPY 52,598,623,000 |
| 2021 | — | JPY 60,430,649,000 | — |
| 2020 | — | JPY 69,004,146,000 | — |
| 2019 | — | JPY 82,767,451,000 | — |
| 2018 | — | JPY 180,669,723,000 | — |
| 2017 | — | JPY 146,338,538,000 | — |
| 2016 | — | JPY 142,420,886,000 | — |
| 2015 | — | JPY 108,719,065,000 | — |
| 2014 | — | JPY 71,933,537,000 | — |
| 2013 | — | JPY 76,481,664,000 | — |
| 2012 | — | JPY 60,140,457,000 | — |
| 2011 | — | JPY 58,708,744,000 | — |
| 2010 | — | JPY 59,662,938,000 | — |
| 2009 | — | JPY 96,572,543,000 | — |
| 2008 | — | JPY 104,747,659,000 | — |
| 2007 | — | JPY 76,616,357,000 | — |
| 2006 | — | JPY 106,248,525,000 | — |
| 2005 | — | JPY 157,129,898,000 | — |
| 2004 | — | JPY 77,019,655,000 | — |
| 2003 | — | JPY 42,033,640,000 | — |
| 2002 | — | JPY 53,625,106,000 | — |
| 2001 | — | JPY 65,926,453,000 | — |
| 2000 | — | JPY 41,541,471,000 | — |
| 1999 | — | JPY 43,522,724,000 | — |
| 1998 | — | JPY 30,915,131,000 | — |
| 1997 | — | JPY 30,078,813,000 | — |
| 1996 | — | JPY 25,928,858,000 | — |
| 1995 | — | JPY 34,170,882,000 | — |
| 1994 | — | JPY 37,550,324,000 | — |
| 1993 | — | JPY 38,672,082,000 | — |
| 1992 | — | JPY 46,784,831,000 | — |
| 1991 | — | JPY 27,037,259,000 | — |
| 1990 | — | JPY 51,717,536,000 | — |
| 1989 | — | JPY 53,149,589,000 | — |
| 1988 | — | JPY 73,510,427,000 | — |
Some goods moved between chapters with the HS revisions of 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022.
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